File name:

nsd.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/a23d42fb-e27a-4098-ab9f-d0fd1f982faf
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

A backdoor is a type of cybersecurity threat that allows attackers to secretly compromise a system and conduct malicious activities, such as stealing data and modifying files. Backdoors can be difficult to detect, as they often use legitimate system applications to evade defense mechanisms. Threat actors often utilize special malware, such as PlugX, to establish backdoors on target devices.

Analysis date: January 31, 2024, 18:17:49
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
apt
mustangpanda
earthpreta
backdoor
toneshell
pubload
Indicators:
MIME: application/zip
File info: Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract
MD5:

935C5D8492152FD207BEB40B69DB8D73

SHA1:

6FF4397CC299411B74FB893BB9792F1F43FB3BE7

SHA256:

4B6F0AE4ABC6B73A68D9EE5AD9C0293BAA4E7E94539EA43C0973677C0EE7F8CB

SSDEEP:

6144:ex747YvwugxCw5WJnWCnBGRm8StkRlfvCqD:6yM8n5WJWmtqN1D

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • nsd.exe (PID: 3564)
    • TONESHELL has been detected (SURICATA)

      • nsd.exe (PID: 3564)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • nsd.exe (PID: 3564)
  • INFO

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 532)
    • Checks supported languages

      • nsd.exe (PID: 3564)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3756)
    • Reads the computer name

      • nsd.exe (PID: 3564)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3756)
    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 532)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • nsd.exe (PID: 3564)
    • Manual execution by a user

      • nsd.exe (PID: 3564)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3756)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • nsd.exe (PID: 3564)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • nsd.exe (PID: 3564)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.zip | ZIP compressed archive (100)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion: 20
ZipBitFlag: -
ZipCompression: Deflated
ZipModifyDate: 2024:01:31 09:33:14
ZipCRC: 0xa2410ce5
ZipCompressedSize: 89593
ZipUncompressedSize: 145720
ZipFileName: BrMod104.dll
No data.
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Total processes
41
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start winrar.exe #TONESHELL nsd.exe wmpnscfg.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
532"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd.zip"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.91.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\comdlg32.dll
3564"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\nsd.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\nsd.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\nsd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\users\admin\desktop\brmod104.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
3756"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application
Exit code:
0
Version:
12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\windows media player\wmpnscfg.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
1 176
Read events
1 156
Write events
20
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(532) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\182\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
(PID) Process:(532) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:3
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\virtio_ivshmem_master_build.zip
(PID) Process:(532) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:2
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\phacker.zip
(PID) Process:(532) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:1
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Win7-KB3191566-x86.zip
(PID) Process:(532) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:0
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\curl-8.5.0_1-win32-mingw.zip
(PID) Process:(532) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:name
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(532) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:size
Value:
80
(PID) Process:(532) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:type
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(532) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:mtime
Value:
100
(PID) Process:(532) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\Interface\MainWin
Operation:writeName:Placement
Value:
2C0000000000000001000000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF42000000420000000204000037020000
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3564nsd.exeC:\ProgramData\gameinstall\BrMod104.dllexecutable
MD5:9986675DD46EBD333589419456A70C50
SHA256:2A00D95B658E11CA71A8DE532999DD33DDEE7F80432653427EAA885B611DDD87
532WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DRa532.7006\BrMod104.dllexecutable
MD5:9986675DD46EBD333589419456A70C50
SHA256:2A00D95B658E11CA71A8DE532999DD33DDEE7F80432653427EAA885B611DDD87
3564nsd.exeC:\ProgramData\gameinstall\nsd.exeexecutable
MD5:12A77201922AF5EB8302B24401817FCD
SHA256:CE4F7E7CE82A5621B5409CCB633E27269A05CE17D1B049FEDA9FBC4793E6C484
532WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DRa532.7006\nsd.exeexecutable
MD5:12A77201922AF5EB8302B24401817FCD
SHA256:CE4F7E7CE82A5621B5409CCB633E27269A05CE17D1B049FEDA9FBC4793E6C484
3564nsd.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000\a6356ecc6025d4d797fc752f6fd045e2_90059c37-1320-41a4-b58d-2b75a9850d2fbinary
MD5:3FC7E09170C27C7FC9C3528478D0CEBD
SHA256:FED9FC43BEEC04D9967E6ED8CA0A309D5112F16338D2FB588997C35F7B7A221A
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HTTP(S) requests
14
TCP/UDP connections
18
DNS requests
0
Threats
21

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3564
nsd.exe
POST
404
123.253.32.15:443
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com:443/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/fhKiMCWdHk66ATY7uIFOJmryb
unknown
3564
nsd.exe
POST
200
123.253.32.15:443
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com:443/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/srrbp8IUhZemJUCBKWDrQhyCU
unknown
text
8 b
3564
nsd.exe
POST
200
123.253.32.15:443
http://www.asia.microsoft.com:443/v11/2/windowsupdate/redir/v6-winsp1-wuredir?878182977
unknown
text
24.0 Kb
3564
nsd.exe
POST
200
123.253.32.15:443
http://www.asia.microsoft.com:443/v11/2/windowsupdate/redir/v6-winsp1-wuredir?878182977
unknown
text
24.0 Kb
3564
nsd.exe
POST
200
123.253.32.15:443
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com:443/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/WfqZryA_JvIzAUhGiyikKPPOM
unknown
text
8 b
3564
nsd.exe
POST
404
123.253.32.15:443
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com:443/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/EquN3G_Y4YtyECTJ_AW0ZMkmP
unknown
3564
nsd.exe
POST
200
123.253.32.15:443
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com:443/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/ppcxJh_r3YFG4SEqhs_mOeHSv
unknown
text
8 b
3564
nsd.exe
POST
200
123.253.32.15:443
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com:443/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/AHVOBmuYTtcRH3bJ81ph6lLjf
unknown
text
8 b
3564
nsd.exe
POST
200
123.253.32.15:443
http://www.asia.microsoft.com:443/v11/2/windowsupdate/redir/v6-winsp1-wuredir?878182977
unknown
text
24.0 Kb
3564
nsd.exe
POST
200
123.253.32.15:443
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com:443/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/ML6XNafAIieyVLnDHuYG0QRch
unknown
text
8 b
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
unknown
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
unknown
3564
nsd.exe
123.253.32.15:443
Gigabit Hosting Sdn Bhd
MY
unknown

DNS requests

No data

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
BACKDOOR [ANY.RUN] PUBLOAD Activity (Earth Preta / Mustang Panda)
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET POLICY HTTP traffic on port 443 (POST)
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET POLICY HTTP traffic on port 443 (POST)
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE Earth Preta PUBLOAD Activity M3
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET POLICY HTTP traffic on port 443 (POST)
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE Earth Preta PUBLOAD Activity M3
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET POLICY HTTP traffic on port 443 (POST)
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET POLICY HTTP traffic on port 443 (POST)
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET POLICY HTTP traffic on port 443 (POST)
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET POLICY HTTP traffic on port 443 (POST)
No debug info